To cook a proper pizza from scratch, you need a pizza stone and an oven
that gets much hotter than what you'll find in your kitchen.
And outdoor pizza ovens can be
prohibitively expensive, especially if they're built-in.
Luckily, we have the Ooni.
The Ooni Koda lets you cook a proper pizza from scratch.
It's portable so you can bring it with you, too.
In this video, you'll learn
what the Ooni Koda is, why you might want one
how to cook pizza in it, and if it might be right for you.
At the end, I'll show you how to download our free barbecue buying guide.
Ooni makes portable wood, charcoal, wood pellet, and propane powered pizza oven.
They are a Scottish company that got their
start on Kickstarter in 2012 and has been innovating ever since.
Today we'll be reviewing the Ooni Koda,
their 12 and 16 inch propane powered pizza ovens.
First, why would you want an Ooni?
Well, they're an affordable and convenient way to cook pizza at the proper
temperature, much higher than you would get in your home oven.
The Koda is much sleeker than the multi
fuel models because it doesn't have a chimney or door.
Like I said, this lets you cook pizza at a proper temperature of 950 degrees.
It takes about 15 minutes to preheat
the oven in stone, and you can cook a whole pizza in under two minutes.
It's super portable so you can bring it
to a tailgate, picnic, or cookout and set it up quickly.
You can be creative.
If you want a sear steak or salmon
or some veggies, you can pick up the cast iron sear pants sold separately.
To set up the Ooni Koda,
first, you'll unfold the legs and place it
on a heat resistant surface like a solid wood or metal table.
Because of the residual heat
on the surfaces of the oven, make sure to keep children at a safe distance.
Slide in the pizza stone and then plug in the propane tank,
then carefully light the ignition by turning the control knob
to the ignition position and holding it for at least 5 seconds.
After that, you can set it to the desired heat setting.
Let it preheat for at least
15 to 20 minutes until it's at the desired temperature.
Make sure you put down enough cornmeal on your pizza peel.
Carefully slide the pizza off the peel onto the preheated stone.
Because of the oven shape and burner
pattern, the heat is concentrated in the back and left sides.
You'll have to watch carefully and turn it four or five times to help it pook evenly.
This is a normal feature of a pizza oven,
but it's magnified because of the smaller oven size.
Here I am rotating this pizza quite a few times to make sure it cooks evenly.
Once it's cooked on all sides, remove it carefully with the pizza peel,
allow it to cool before slicing into it and enjoy.
We also seared a steak in the Ooni Koda.
First, we preheated the cast iron pan on top of the pizza stone.
We seasoned the steak lightly with some
oil, salt, and pepper and placed it onto the hot pan and into the oven.
After achieving a good char on the top,
I flipped it and cooked it for a few more minutes.
Once it was up to temperature, I removed it from the oven.
The Koda comes in two different sizes,
12 and 16 inches like the one in this video.
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to learn even more about outdoor barbecue grill and pizza oven.
Thanks for watching.